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Japanese occupation of the Philippines (1942–1945): Multiple Choice
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- 01Which naval battle in October 1944 secured Allied control of the seas around the Philippines and helped enable the Leyte landings?
- 02On what date did the Bataan Peninsula surrender to Japanese forces, beginning the large-scale internment and the Bataan Death March?
- 03The Allied invasion that marked the start of the liberation of the Philippines took place with landings on which island on 20 October 1944?
- 04Which communist-led guerrilla movement was active in the Philippines and later evolved into a postwar political force, originally formed to resist the Japanese?
- 05Which American officer famously organized and led substantial guerrilla resistance on Mindanao after the fall of the Philippines?
- 06Which battle (February–March 1945) resulted in the destruction of much of Manila and the liberation of the city from Japanese occupation?
- 07Which Philippine leader headed the Commonwealth government-in-exile during the Japanese occupation?
- 08Which U.S. general famously promised 'I shall return' and later led the Allied return to the Philippines beginning with the Leyte landings?
- 09The fall of Corregidor to Japanese forces occurred on which date in 1942?
- 10Who was installed by the Japanese as president of the Second Philippine Republic in 1943?